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Someone went to painstaking lengths to create the look and feel of a Victorian-era restaurant, hearkening back to the days when hotels and restaurants were the embodiment of elegance and class, and the tobacco industry was Richmonds lifeblood (you know, before we realized how horrible it was for us)

Duke, always the visionary, realized the cigarette had great potential for the future if a machine for mass production could be perfected

12 of 14 Another private dining area 13 of 14 The third-level dining area features new spacious banquettes and four-top tables

In 2008, around $20 billion was earned by tobacco companies from outside their home territories

Stained glass lamps hanging above the bar add a touch of old-school class